Octal FM

Aug 30 2022 263 ep. 28 mins

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Listen to Brits Jalada and Sefran discuss gaming, technology and more in short, easily digestible episodes. Topics include talking to robots, visiting Japan, making coffee, diversity in tech and why Nintendo is awesome.

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Sound-byte 109: BRB

Aug 30 2022 7 mins

After 263 episodes and six years it's time for a break. We're going to take some time out to think about what we want to do next.Octal FM has first and foremost always been about hanging out and spending some time together, which we're still going to do. But this means we take away the pressures of researching, producing, and editing a podcast along with it.Thanks for listening, we

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Aug 23 2022 40 mins

In this episode we peel back the curtain behind ranking and recommendation systems. How does that top 100 list on MyAnimeList work? Why does Amazon recommend me weird stuff? Those questions answered, and more!

152: Right to Repair

Aug 09 2022 37 mins

In this episode we discuss the growing momentum behind the Right to Repair movement.

Sound-byte 108: 20 minutes 'til satisfaction

Aug 02 2022 11 mins

Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. Some more new games this week - Sefran has been playing Satisfactory and we've both been playing 20 Minutes Till Dawn.

Elder Scrolls; a retrospective

Jul 26 2022 55 mins

In this episode we take a deeper dive into the history of the Elder Scrolls games. It's a big-un!

Honey and Clover and Jalada

Jul 12 2022 45 mins

We're continuing our anime-themed Octal FM series! Sefran has watched anime for most of his life, but Jalada has watched almost none. We're changing that. This time, Jalada has been watching another recommendation of Sef's; Honey and Clover, or Hachimitsu to Kurōbā.

Sound-byte 107: Spelunky 2

Jul 05 2022 14 mins

Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. Jalada caught COVID and cheered himself up in isolation by buying Spelunky 2 on Switch

149: Pokémon Legends Arceus

Jun 28 2022 50 mins

We think you can probably guess what this episode is all about! Jalada tries to convince Sefran to dust off his Pokéballs one more time...

Sound-byte 106: Riot Game Pass

Jun 21 2022 13 mins

Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. Microsoft and Riot have announced a Game Pass partnership.

148: Year in Gaming; 1990

Jun 14 2022 42 mins

In this episode we continue our recurring segment where we discuss the most important and interesting games of a particular year. In episode 139 we covered 1989. This episode we take a look at the games of 1989.